diff --git a/soda/athena/soda/data_sources/athena_data_source.py b/soda/athena/soda/data_sources/athena_data_source.py
index 359fc9e4c..e07ed05bb 100644
--- a/soda/athena/soda/data_sources/athena_data_source.py
+++ b/soda/athena/soda/data_sources/athena_data_source.py
@@ -100,10 +100,6 @@ def quote_column(self, column_name: str) -> str:
     def regex_replace_flags(self) -> str:
         return ""
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def column_metadata_catalog_column() -> str:
-        return "table_schema"
-
     def default_casify_table_name(self, identifier: str) -> str:
         return identifier.lower()